Relational Aggression in Adolescents with Conduct Disorder: Sex Differences and Behavioral Correlates.

Relational Aggression in Adolescents with Conduct Disorder: Sex Differences and Behavioral Correlates.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2019 Apr 04;:
Authors: Ackermann K, Kirchner M, Bernhard A, Martinelli A, Anomitri C, Baker R, Baumann S, Dochnal R, Fernandez-Rivas A, Gonzalez-Madruga K, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Hervas A, Jansen L, Kapornai K, Kersten L, Kohls G, Limprecht R, Lazaratou H, McLaughlin A, Oldenhof H, Rogers JC, Siklósi R, Smaragdi A, Vivanco-Gonzalez E, Stadler C, Fairchild G, Popma A, De Brito SA, Konrad K, Freitag CM
Abstract
As most research on conduct disorder (CD) has been conducted on male participants, it has been suggested that female-specific symptoms may be underestimated based on current DSM-5 criteria. In particular, relational aggression, i.e. the hurtful, often indirect, manipulation of relationships with the intention of damaging the other's social position, has been proposed as a characteristic of CD that is more common in females. In addition, sex-specific studies on correlates of relational aggressive behavior are lacking. Relational aggression may be strongly related to the correlates of proactive aggression, namely low affective empathy, and high levels of callous-unemotional (CU) traits and relational victimization. Thus, the present study investigated sex differences in relational aggression, and associations between relational aggression and correlates of proactive aggression in 662 adolescents with CD (40...

Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - April 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ackermann K, Kirchner M, Bernhard A, Martinelli A, Anomitri C, Baker R, Baumann S, Dochnal R, Fernandez-Rivas A, Gonzalez-Madruga K, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Hervas A, Jansen L, Kapornai K, Kersten L, Kohls G, Limprecht R, Lazaratou H, McLaughlin A, Oldenhof Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: research